Rod Bolivar

Rod Bolivar

Benefits and Pensions Monitor

Rod Bolivar

freelance news writer

18 years experience9,875 Total views on Benefits and Pensions Monitor in 2025

Rod's specialty topics

retirement planning pensions employee benefits institutional investing

Rod Bolivar is a journalist and communications professional writing across insurance, mortgage, employee benefits, and workplace safety. His bylines appear in Key Media titles such as Insurance Business, Benefits and Pensions Monitor, Mortgage Professional, and Wealth Professional.

He brings more than 18 years of experience across broadcast journalism, public relations, and institutional communications. His broadcast career spans television, radio, and digital platforms.

Rod holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication and a master's degree in Government Management. He also completed a Certificate in Strategic Marketing for Competitive Advantage from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“My goal is to deliver accurate, balanced reporting that helps readers stay up to date on changes in the retirement and benefits industry”

Awards and recognition

Also published by

ABS-CBN · Wealth Professional · Insurance Business · Mortgage Professional

Featured content from Rod

Pension funds keep private credit bets despite market strain Sun Life report shows changes in Canadian retirement patterns Manulife finds productivity loss equivalent to 46 days per employee

Previous experience

  • ABS-CBN Corporation (Philippines) — news correspondent, broadcast journalist
  • Mindanao Development Authority (Philippines) — public relations writer

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Siliman University (Philippines)
  • Certificate in Strategic Marketing for Competitive Advantage, The Wharton School (Institute of Executive Education – Online), University of Pennsylvania, USA

Read the latest stories by Rod

Imaging waits sideline nearly 2 million Canadian workers

Radiologists tie scan delays to $64 billion in lost GDP, while insurers point to longer disability claims

Imaging waits sideline nearly 2 million Canadian workers

Federal IVF pledge stalls, shifting pressure to patients and plan sponsors

Nearly 1 in 5 Canadians aged 18 to 34 report cost-related delays in fertility care

Federal IVF pledge stalls, shifting pressure to patients and plan sponsors

Mid-sized employers worry less about cyber, AI while confidence slips

Survey shows only 16% feel confident in their insurance position heading into 2027

Mid-sized employers worry less about cyber, AI while confidence slips

Alberta vote leaves CPP asset dispute open for plan sponsors

Angus Reid poll finds 62% expect separatism to persist, with Alberta’s CPP share estimates ranging from $150 billion to $334 billion

Alberta vote leaves CPP asset dispute open for plan sponsors

Keeping capital in Canada ranks second on Budget 2026 wish list

CPP’s home share holds at 12%

Keeping capital in Canada ranks second on Budget 2026 wish list

GreenShield goes direct while carriers split on menopause care

Manulife, Sun Life and iA are building menopause care into group plans, while BC now funds hormone therapy in full

GreenShield goes direct while carriers split on menopause care

Pension veteran takes the helm of RBC GAM’s $15bn private markets unit

RBC GAM taps a pension fund veteran to lead its $15 billion private markets platform as institutional demand for alternatives grows

Pension veteran takes the helm of RBC GAM’s $15bn private markets unit

GLP-1 employer coverage doubles as specialty drug costs climb

Employer uptake of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss has more than doubled since 2024, raising new cost questions for plan sponsors

GLP-1 employer coverage doubles as specialty drug costs climb

Canadian women with infertility see doctors, but few undergo IVF

Doubt, cost, and information gaps keep most Canadian women from pursuing IVF despite seeking medical help

Canadian women with infertility see doctors, but few undergo IVF

Institutional investors favour growth over buybacks in Canadian energy

Oil-weighted producers eye 10% output growth as institutional sentiment shifts toward Canadian energy expansion

 Institutional investors favour growth over buybacks in Canadian energy